Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG shares surged the most in more than two years after Chairman Axel Lehmann said liquidity was improving and the huge outflows of client assets that spooked markets were coming to an end. Withdrawals at the Swiss lender, which surged to about 84 billion francs ($90 billion) earlier this quarter after rumours about the bank’s ...
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Microsoft ready to fight for its $69b Activision deal
Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. is ready to fight for its $69 billion acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard Inc. if the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) files a lawsuit seeking to block the deal. The Xbox maker hasn’t had conversations with the FTC about remedies or concessions aimed at getting the deal approved. FTC staff is wrapping up its investigation ...
Read More »VW looks to expand coding schools to bolster tech skills
Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is considering funding coding schools in Mexico and Brazil as part of its strategy to recruit software-savvy employees. The carmaker is already backing similar institutions in the Czech Republic and Germany — including in Berlin and near its Wolfsburg headquarters — and is now weighing to expand, said Gunnar Kilian, the board member in charge of ...
Read More »The $222,000 Porsche 911 Dakar will take you ‘anywhere’
Bloomberg Porsche has finally made a modern off-road 911. The Porsche 911 Dakar was debuted during a private presentation at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Stuttgart, Germany-based brand has sent its sports cars off-road since the early 1960s, when drivers Vic Elford and Herbert Linge piloted 911s in gruelling cross-country races. In 1968, a 911 T won the ...
Read More »Salesforce loses cybersecurity executive
Bloomberg A Salesforce Inc cybersecurity executive has left the company, another shake-up in the top ranks of the software maker that is struggling with slowing revenue growth. The company announced internally in late November that Mark Carter, executive vice president of security, would depart. Carter’s exit from Salesforce’s security division hasn’t been publicly reported. He held leadership roles at Amazon.com ...
Read More »2nd December marked as global celebration of UAE’s future model
Abu Dhabi / WAM Coinciding with the UAE’s National Day, the December 2 marks the celebration of World Futures Day, which is adopted last year by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), in an initiative that reflects the global recognition of the UAE as a role model in shaping the future and the leading position it ...
Read More »Amea Power seals $1.1b deal to build wind, solar farms in Egypt
Dubai / WAM Amea Power, one of the fastest growing renewable energy companies in the Middle East, announced on Wednesday that it has achieved a financial close to deliver 1 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar energy projects in Egypt. The landmark 500 megawatts (MW) wind and 500MW solar projects, represent $1.1 billion of investment into the Egyptian economy ...
Read More »UAE leaders condole death of former Chinese president
Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, over the death of Former President Jiang Zemin. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has dispatched ...
Read More »UAE, Cameroon non-oil trade up 33% in ten years
Abu Dhabi / WAM Non-oil trade exchange between the UAE and Cameroon grew by 33.5 percent between 2012 and 2021, reaching AED1.92 billion by the end of last year, compared to AED1.43 billion in 2012. The total non-oil trade exchange between 2012 and 2021 stood at AED18.2 billion, according to figures of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre. Non-oil ...
Read More »DMCC inks deal to create new business opportunities between UAE, Poland
Dubai / WAM Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ), aimed at creating new business opportunities and expanding upon the UAE-Poland strong economic relations. The agreement will see DMCC and KSEZ work ...
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